iPhone 15 Pro may get A17 chip with 6 GPU cores

There seems to be a small increase to core clock speeds as well, with the high-performance cores now running at 3.70 GHz, as opposed to 3.46 GHz on the A16. (Image: Apple)

Apple is a month away from launching the iPhone 15, and according to the latest rumours, the smartphone may house an A17 bionic SoC with 6 GPU cores.

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According to a tweet from user @URedditor, a known Apple tipster, the newest generation of Apple's in-house A17 silicon will have 6 CPU cores paired with 6 GPU cores.

Apple A17 - t8130 - Coll

6 CPU Cores + 6 GPU Cores
3.70 GHz
6GB LPDDR5 DRAM - Micron/Samsung
TSMC 3nm Process

LPDDR = Low Power Double Data Rate SDRAM

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The A17 is used by both the D83 and D84, also likely planned for D47 and D48 (16 series), as the D9x will use t8140 (A18).

— Unknownz21 (@URedditor) August 9, 2023

There seems to be a small increase to core clock speeds as well, with the high-performance cores now running at 3.70 GHz, as opposed to 3.46 GHz on the A16.

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It is all but confirmed that A17 will use TSMC's 3nm process, while the A16 was made using a 4nm process. The smaller chip should increase power efficiency but that remains to be seen.